In the annals of United States history the attempted assassination of President Harry S. Truman by two Puerto Rican Nationalists is by most measures a relatively small event, but at the time this incident took place it was indeed a major news...

The United States has always been a diverse culture since everyone (except the Native Americans) came from somewhere else. In recent decades, many people from Asia, Africa, and Latin America immigrated to this country (Alba & Nee, 2003). Now many...

The purpose of this study, on the Outer Island unit of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Branford, CT, from July 1998 to June 1999, was to conduct botanical research and to make an associated collection of plant specimens. All...

The recovery movement in the United States redirects our focus away from the pathology of addiction and mental health disorders toward recovery, wellness, and resilience (White, 2000). The work of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts."; Thesis advisor: John Tully.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-125).

This thesis represents an effort to evaluate the socialist reforms Hugo Chavez has implemented in Venezuela since his ascent to the Presidency in 1998. In order to understand Chavez's ideologies, the initial chapters of this thesis put Venezuela's...

This thesis will focus on the 2006 Israel-Hizballah war which began on July 12th, 2006. It will ascertain the American college students' attitude towards the 2006 July War in Lebanon in comparison to the U.S. officials' attitude. The American...

Geographic illiteracy is a prevalent phenomenon in American culture today.
Students in American high schools lack basic geographic skills, concepts and knowledge
that would aid their entrance into today's society. This lack of knowledge has...

Cuba is a unique country that is currently facing important challenges. The political system that was sparked by the 1959 Revolution may be coming to an end. Although it is extremely difficult to predict what the future might bring to the country,...

This research examines the internal and external root causes of terrorism by providing an in depth study of al-Qaeda. After more than ten years of fighting, the war on terror the threat from al-Qaeda still remains. Al-Qaeda cells around the world...

Charles de Gaulle, who knew his people well, once said: "Every Frenchman
wants to benefit from one or several privileges. It is his way of affirming his
passion for equality".
Charles de Gaulle understood what his people were like. From the times...

European Union.; Nationalism--Ukraine.; Ukraine--Politics and government.

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in International Studies."; Thesis advisor: Matthew H. Ciscel.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves...

The United States is currently experiencing a large influx of non-English speaking students. The U.S. Department of Education has created two new panels to examine the needs of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. Their goal is to review,...

Long before the United States entered World War II after it was attacked at Pearl Harbor, there were other major battles taking place all over Eastern and Western Europe. All were desperate; all were deadly. The German war machine overran sovereign...

Charles Palmer Davis, visiting a one-room school in New England at the turn of the century, asked the pupils, "Who is the President of the United States?" Of the twenty-five first to fifth graders, only two knew the answer, one of whom was Davis's...

On February 6, 2007 the plan to create a United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), was announced by President Bush. Responsible for 53 African nations, AFRICOM is a consolidation of United States Department of Defense programs in Africa that had been...

Jeremiah John Rawlings, Ghanaian air force pilot and populist politician ruled Ghana for almost two decades between 1981 and September of 2000. Rawlings, who began his leadership career as a military ruler, later went on to become a democratically...